PIH Health House Clinic - Cochlear Implant Audiologist

PIH Health is a nonprofit, regional healthcare network that serves approximately 3 million residents in the Los Angeles County, Orange County and San Gabriel Valley region. The fully integrated network is comprised of PIH Health Hospital - Whittier, PIH Health Hospital - Downey and PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital, 27 outpatient medical locations, a multispecialty medical (physician) group, home healthcare services and hospice care, as well as heart, cancer, women’s health, urgent care and emergency services. The organization is recognized by Watson Health as one of the nation’s Top Hospitals, and College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as one of the nation’s top hospital systems for best practices, cutting-edge advancements, quality of care and healthcare technology. PIH Health is certified as a Great Place to Work ^TM. For more information, visit PIHHealth.org or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

The Cochlear Implant Audiologist is responsible for independent evaluation, diagnosis and interpretation of hearing disorders. The Audiologist will provide cochlear implant evaluations, assessments, and programming/rehabilitation for new implant candidates and previous recipients. The Audiologist will counsel patients and their family members regarding test results and will review options that best meet their hearing care needs. In addition, the Audiologist will administer diagnostic tests for patients outside of the cochlear implant program.

Required Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills that allow effective working relationships with a diverse patient, colleague, and vendor population 
• Demonstrates experience successfully managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. 
• Able to administer and interpret the full range of audiological tests from comprehensive audiometric evaluation, immittance measures, otoacoustic measures, electrophysiological measures for differentiation of conductive, cochlear, neural hearing loss, and pseudohypoacusis. 
• Ability to provide audiologic treatment including hearing aid and cochlear implant candidacy determination; fitting, verifying and validating amplification systems; patient and family counseling, and communication with other care-providers for patients.
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, follow-through and the ability to multitask at a high level.
• Cochlear and Audio testing experience preferred. 

Required Experience

1. Master’s Degree in Audiology or Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)
2. California State licensure
3. Certificate of Clinical Competence in Audiology (CCC-A) or eligibility.
4. Holds a California Dispensing Audiology license and NPI number
5. Minimum of four (4) years of experience of Hearing Aid and/or Cochlear Implant programming experience

Beyond the benefits that come with working for the area's leading community healthcare provider – one that also recognizes the need to ensure patient safety and comfort – you'll enjoy an extremely competitive compensation and benefits package.  We are an equal opportunity employer and seek diversity in our workforce.   EOE M/F/D/V